MARTINSBURG- Animal Advocates of West Virginia, an ad hoc grassroots citizens' workgroup, is committed to protecting animals and promoting the humane care and treatment of them through education and advocacy. Efforts are focused on Berkeley County, but members include residents from throughout the Eastern Panhandle.

AAWV was formed in May 2010 as an off-shoot of a group called UnchainBerkeleyCounty, which successfully petitioned the Berkeley County Commission to enact a dog-tethering ordinance.
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Interested citizens are welcome to join. A website is still under construction, but look for Animal Advocates of West Virginia on Facebook. Questions may be sent via e-mail to:
animaladvocateswv@comcast.net

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